A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

This pair of running lions engraved on animal bone is one of the earliest artistic depictions of big cats.

This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.